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The stunning collapse of the Afghanistan government and the country’s takeover by the Taliban sent investors scurrying into the safe haven of U.S. Treasuries. Yields on the benchmark 10-year...
U.S. Treasury yields are plumbing depths we thought we had left behind as the Delta variant of the COVID-19 virus raises fears of a new wave of infections. In addition, there's a growing suspicion...
What do you get when inflation increases but investors still want the safety of government bonds? Record low real yields on U.S. Treasuries.The real yield strips out inflation and the rate on the...
With Jerome Powell's current tenure as Fed Chair due to end in February, 2022, President Joseph Biden may still decide to reappoint him as chairman of the Federal Reserve, but tea leaf readers might...
Investors headed for the hills Monday, dumping stocks and pouring into government bonds, pushing down yields on benchmarks to levels not seen in months. Are they on to something?Commentators...
Analysts are going through contortions to explain how Treasury yields plunged last week, puncturing all the scenarios of robust economic growth, high inflation—and rising yields.Many...
Investors left no doubt in anyone’s mind that they like bonds from the European Union as they ordered €142 billion of the first bonds in the pandemic recovery program, prompting the banks...
Greece joined the club of eurozone countries sporting negative bond yields as its five-year bond dipped below zero on Monday. It is hardly an exclusive club—Italy is now the only eurozone...
Government bonds seem to have entered the summer doldrums as yields in the U.S., Europe, and Japan stay in a narrow range. A meeting this week of the European Central Bank governing council and next...
Bond investors have been fixated on the amount of the Federal Reserve’s asset purchases and the possible impact of the Fed reducing those purchases, removing a price support and perhaps causing...
U.S. Treasuries are relatively calm these days, but eurozone government bonds remain volatile. After the yield on the benchmark 10-year French bond climbed into positive territory, investors are...
U.S. Treasuries have traded in a narrow range over the past week despite harrowing inflation data that should give investors pause. Is this the calm before the storm?There was a considerable...
German media started to speculate last week that the negative-interest phase in government bonds might be reaching an end as optimism about vaccines and an economic rebound have prompted investors to...
U.S. Treasuries appear to be treading water. That's keeping yields on the 10-year benchmark at about 1.60% despite the usual fluctuations.Investors have priced in robust economic news, but a bullish...
Yields on the benchmark 10-year Treasury are in a holding pattern after receding from highs last month as investors await the first clue as to how fast the U.S. economy is growing when GDP for the...